Rocket vs. Canucks recap & highlights: Frustrations continue to mount after another loss

After enjoying fairly strong injury luck through the opening months of the AHL season, the Laval Rocket suddenly found themselves in rough shape heading into a matchup with the Abbotsford Canucks. Out were Nate Schnarr, Gabriel Bourque, and Alex Belzile in the forward group, while Mattias Norlinder and Tory Dello were absent on defence.

That meant a bit of a patchwork grouping for head coach J.-F. Houle, with Alex Green drawing in on defence alongside William Trudeau while the forward lines were shuffled around a bit as well. In net it was Cayden Primeau for the Rocket, while the Canucks opted for Colin Delia.

With a reconfigured lineup due to the injuries, the Rocket didn’t exactly jump out…